many stories matter
Oct. 28th, 2009 02:20 pm+ Has anyone tried the Write or Die desktop app? Worth the ten bucks? I like the regular version.
+ I want to share this vid, most recently picked up at
deepad's journal.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie giving a talk about 'The Danger of a Single Story'
On reading, writing, and how the stories we're exposed to can shape our perspectives. It's eighteen minutes long, but more than worth a listen.
The problem with the single story is this: it robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different, rather than how we are similar.
Word. I would quote the whole talk back at you if I could.
+ I want to share this vid, most recently picked up at
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Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie giving a talk about 'The Danger of a Single Story'
On reading, writing, and how the stories we're exposed to can shape our perspectives. It's eighteen minutes long, but more than worth a listen.
The problem with the single story is this: it robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different, rather than how we are similar.
Word. I would quote the whole talk back at you if I could.